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Can you match the wall and floor art to the Twin Cities restaurant in this quiz?

We go to these new local restaurants for the food, but stay for the design.

By Sharyn Jackson

December 8, 2023 at 2:58PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Whimsical wallpaper, evocative murals, mosaic tiles and big, bold art were all over new Twin Cities restaurants in 2023. But after a while, all this playful design starts to look alike. Or does it? We captured some of the brightest, grooviest and most colorful wall (and floor) art in this year's newest crop of eateries. See if you can match the images to the restaurants in our quiz.

Hi Flora (Sharyn Jackson/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Hi Flora (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Wallpaper at Maison Margaux’s Underground Bar. (Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Wallpaper at Maison Margaux. (Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Wallpaper at Maison Margaux. (Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Puralima in Minneapolis (Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Baba’s Hummus House has swirling tricolor rainbows throughout the bright cafe (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Baba's Hummus House in Minneapolis. Joy Summers, Star Tribune
All the comforts of home in Baba’s Hummus House. (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Crasqui
The floor at Crasqui (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The Butcher & the Boar photographed in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday, June 16, 2023. ] Elizabeth Flores • liz.flores@startribune.com (Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune/guest)

The dining room at Herbst Eatery & Farm Stand on Thursday, May 4, 2023 in St. Paul, Minn. Herbst Eatery & Farm Stand is a new restaurant in the South St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul. It's all about fresh, farm-driven fare inspired by countryside farm stands. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com
Herbst in St. Paul. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Behind the bar at Fool Me Once
Behind the bar at Fool Me Once (Renee Jones Schneider, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
A black and white mural of Julia Child joyfully wielding a hammer, but her arms are decorated with full sleeves of tattoos.
Mural of Julia Child inside Eat Street Crossing by artist Cheyenne Randall. (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The old Hollywood, star-studded wallpaper inside the Star Bar in downtown Minneapolis. (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Layline uses a mix of wallpapers to lend its dining room a throwback, beach resort aesthetic. (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Inside the dining room hangs a regal portrait of the namesake Luna and the Bear. (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Sharyn Jackson is a features reporter covering the Twin Cities' vibrant food and drink scene.

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